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The Great Eye Test Scandal
Undercover for Reader’s Digest, I made a chilling discovery about the people who are supposed to look after our eyes
By Nick Morgan
I’m going blind. Very slowly, my iris is breaking up and particles of pigment are starting to clog drainage channels behind my cornea. Because of this, a build-up of fluid is pressing on the optic nerve at the back of my eye. It’s this pressure that is causing damage. This is glaucoma.
As I entered a high street optometrist in north London two weeks ago I didn’t know this. The optometrist was mid-forties with dark hair. After I’d read lists of shrinking letters she said, “Now we’ll look at your eye health.” She put what looked like a 1970s ray gun to my eye. “This is to measure the pressure; you’ll feel a puff of air.” Then she shone a light into each eye. Finally she said, “I don’t want to panic you, but I’m going to refer you to your doctor.”
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